Veritas InfoScale™ 8.0.2 Storage and Availability Management for Oracle Databases - AIX, Linux, Solaris

To mount the snapshot volumes

• Use the dbed_vmclonedb command as follows:

  $ /opt/VRTS/bin/dbed_vmclonedb -S ORACLE_SID \
    -o mount,new_sid=new_sid,server_name=svr_name\
    -f SNAPPLAN [-H ORACLE_HOME] \
    [-r relocate_path]
  							

  You can now back up an individual file or a group of files under a directory onto the backup media.

  In this example, snapshot volumes are mounted.

  $ /opt/VRTS/bin/dbed_vmclonedb -S PROD \
   -o mount,new_sid=NEWPROD,server_name=svr_name \
   -f snap1 -r /clone/single
  							

  SFDB vxsfadm WARNING V-81-0000 dbed_vmclonedb
  will be deprecated in the next release
  SFDB vxsfadm WARNING V-81-0000 As an altername
  use /opt/VRTS/bin/vxsfadm
  Retrieving snapshot information ... Done
  Importing snapshot diskgroups ... Done
  Mounting snapshot volumes ... Done
  

To mount a Storage Checkpoint carried over from the snapshot volumes to a secondary host

1. On the secondary host, list the Storage Checkpoints carried over from the primary database using the dbed_ckptdisplay command.

   For example:

   $ /opt/VRTS/bin/dbed_ckptdisplay -S ORACLE_SID -n
   							
   						

2. You can mount one of the listed Storage Checkpoints using the dbed_ckptmount command.

   For example:

   $ /opt/VRTS/bin/dbed_ckptmount -S ORACLE_SID -c CKPT_NAME \
     -m MOUNT_POINT
   							
   						

   Note the following limitations:

   • Any mounted Storage Checkpoints must be unmounted before running the following commands:

       $ /opt/VRTS/bin/dbed_ckptumount -S ORACLE_SID -c CKPT_NAME
     									

   • It is only possible to mount a Storage Checkpoint carried over with the snapshot volumes in an off-host configuration if the snapshot volumes were mounted with the dbed_vmclonedb command with the -o mount option without the use of -r relocate_path.

   • Storage Checkpoints carried over with the snapshot volumes can be mounted before a clone database is created using dbed_vmclonedb with the -o mount option. After a clone database is created using dbed_vmclonedb with the -o recoverdb option, however, Storage Checkpoints are no longer present.

To back up the database using the snapshot

• Copy the snapshot volumes to tape or other appropriate backup media.